The Church of the Incarnation 544 Prospect Street Wethersfield, CT 06109 Rev. James M. Moran Pastor Mrs. Noranne Wamester Pastoral Associate Mrs. Audrey Saharek Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Teri Aiudi Rectory Office Assistant Faith Formation Secretary Mrs. Gina Burby Middle School Coordinator Mrs. Theodora Niver Director of Music Robert & Diana Hamel Musicians Vanessa Crowley Lorissa Heath Rosanne Sweeney Gowdy Andrew Russo Heather Picard Bonney Cantors Toni Munoz Sacristan Mass Schedule Confessions on Saturdays from 3:45-4:30p.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:00p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Daily Mass: (Mon. - Fri.) 9:00 a.m. Recitation of the Rosary before 9:00 a.m. daily Mass Sacrament of Baptism By previous appointment Sundays at 1:00 p.m. in the Baptistry of the Chapel. Weddings Please contact a priest 6-10 months prior. New Parishioners and Faith Formation Registration The Church of the Incarnation welcomes new parishioners. All forms are available at the main entrance of the church. Please mail or place in the collection basket. You may also visit our website for printable forms at: www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com Rectory Hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rectory Church Fax Incarnation Church E-Mail Address Office of Faith Formation (860) 529-2533 (860) 721-6595 cincarnation@sbcglobal.net (860) 529-6765 gotellit@aol.com Website address: www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com
Page Two Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...August 14, 2011 SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH 5:00pm - Frank Mandile SUNDAY, AUGUST 14TH 8:00am - Dr. John Arcari 9:30am Anthony & Emelia Camilliere 11:00am Tiberio Pace MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH 9:00am Lucille Lantiegne TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH 9:00am Thomas & Mary Scully WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH 9:00am For all our parishioners THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH 9:00am Lucille Lantiegne FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH 9:00 am Eleanor Mazzarella SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH 5:00 pm- In memory of Sophie, Carl & Tom Marinelli SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST 8:00 am- Special Intention for Theresa Hixson 9:30 am David Dolge 11:00am Salvatore & Carmela DiSilvestro The Sanctuary Candle will burn from 8/15/2011 8/21/2011 in memory of Frank Tamosunas. The Blessed Virgin Mary Candle will burn from 8/15/2011 8/21/2011 in memory of the Deceased members of the Calleri and Perna Families. The Second collection this weekend is the monthly collection. Monday, August 15th is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year. Mass will be offered at 9:00am. Employment Support Group will meet on Tuesday, August 16th at 9:30am in Fr. Crawford Hall. If you or someone you know is in need of employment please attend. There will be a House of Bread collection next weekend. Coffee & sugar are requested as well as iced tea/lemonade mixes during the summer months. Thank you! The Men's Association will sponsor the Incarnation Parish Family Picnic on Sunday, August 28th, from 1-4 p.m. Featured food will include: hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers and grilled onions & peppers. An array of summer salads will be provided thanks to the women of Incarnation parish. Pony rides and a moon bounce will be available for the kids. Seating will be outdoors and in the air-conditioned Father Crawford Hall. Around 3:00 p.m. home made desserts, also from the women of the parish, and a make your own ice cream sundae bar will be offered. Tickets will be on sale the day of the event at the door only. Volunteers are needed to set up/clean up. Call Audrey or Teri at the rectory at 529-2533. Thank you and hope to see you there!!
Page Three Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...August 14, 2011 The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administered at The Church of the Incarnation on Friday, October 28th at 7pm in our Church. Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin will preside. Wedding Anniversary Celebration: Couples observing their twenty-fifth, fiftieth or other special wedding anniversaries are invited to the Anniversary Mass on Sunday, October 16th at 2pm. Archbishop Mansell will celebrate the Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Family, friends, and all married couples are welcome to attend. A brief reception will follow. Registration for anniversary couples is requested by calling Audrey or Teri at (860) 529-2533. Thank you. Many parishioners have not yet registered their child(ren) in grades 1-8 for the 2011-2012 Faith Formation Program. It is imperative that you do so in order for your child to be placed in a community. Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you wish you may call Noranne Wamester at (860) 529-6765. Catechists needed: If you feel called to serve in our Faith Formation program, at any grade level, call Noranne Wamester at (860) 529-6765. Thank you! Faith Formation (Religious Education) formally begins in First Grade. First Communion preparation begins in First Grade. The Kindergarten program Little Lambs begins in October and is an optional program. Grade 9 students (as of Sept. 2011) will receive an invitation in Oct. for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Lay Ministry Class: Would you like to serve your parish in a more effective way and deepen your own faith life at the same time? If your answer is yes, then perhaps God is inviting you to be a lay minister. Call Mary Marsan, at (860) 243-9465. Begins 9/2011. A Family Perspective The mother in today s gospel persisted even when she was ignored and insulted. She would do whatever was necessary to bring relief to her child. Parenting is more than bringing life into the world; it is also about sacrificing daily for your children. Stewardship Message In today s second reading, St. Paul tells the Romans, God s Gift s and His call are irrevocable. To what is God calling me to do today? What gifts are mine to share? See Romans 11:29 A GOOD PRAYER A good prayer, though often used, is still fresh and fair in the eyes and ears of heaven. Thomas Fuller
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...August 14, 2011 Page Four Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 2011 Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. Isaiah 56:1 WEDDING BANNS ALEX DiCiCCO AND NICOLE TRIFIRO BAPTISMS TYLER PARKER ELLA ANN SHLATZ Thank you for your warm welcome to Comboni Father John Kennedy Onoba. He was very appreciative of our generosity. Our parishioners donated $5,145 towards his mission efforts. If you would like to make a donation, we are still accepting contributions. English Tutors Needed for Sophia s Place, 27 Park Road in West Hartford. No teaching experience needed. Call Sister Maria Toce at (860) 232-9797 ext. 101.
Page Five Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...August 14, 2011 On November 27, 2011, a new English translation of the Roman Missal will be used to celebrate Mass throughout the United States. Did the U.S.A. need a new Missal? It all began in 2002 when a new Roman Missal, 3rd edition, was published in Latin for the Roman Rite. This Latin missal was given to all of us and is call the editio typica, meaning that it is the original or source document for all Roman Missals, whatever the language. Once a new edition of the Latin Missal has been published, the bishops must direct the translation of the Missal into their own language. The 2011 English Roman Missal, that will replace the missal now in use, is our translation of the 2002 3rd edition of the Missale Romanum. At the beginning, our attention to some changes in the words of the prayers will offer us all an opportunity to improve our conscious participation in the Mass. The language of this translation will promote understanding of the action of Christ and the Church in the Liturgy. More to follow. MIRACLES XXII.Saturday, September 17th from 6pm-midnight at the CT. Convention Center. Benefiting the CT. Join Replacement Institute at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Silent Wine & Wine Dinner Auction, Gourmet Dinner and Dancing to the music of BOSS. $275.00 p.p. Contact the St. Francis Foundation at (860) 714-4900 for information. We welcome our newest Eucharistic Ministers: Barbara Clark and Dennis & Helen Sweeney. We pray that God will bless them as they begin their new ministry. My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. As a church, let us pray for an increase in vocations of priesthood and religious life. If you feel called to follow the Lord, call Father Michael Dolan, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, (860) 761-7456 or e-mail vocations@stseminary.org, or visit the web at www.vocationshartford.org. The Corpus Christi After-School Program is looking for Aides to fill positions for the 2011/2012 school year. If you enjoy working with children and are available from 2-5:15pm M-F, please call Mrs. Diane DeLuca at (860) 529-0090. Save the Date: Join parishioners, Alumni, Parents, Family/Friends for A Gala Celebration Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Corpus Christi School and paying tribute to the Leadership of Fr. Thomas B. Campion, at a Dinner Dance, October 15th, 6pm, The Bond Ballroom, Hartford. Call Natalie (860) 529-2545. Corpus Christi Mass of Thanksgiving, Breakfast, and School Tours at 9am October 16th at Corpus Christi Church/School. THE POWER OF PRAYER Much prayer, much power! Little prayer, little power! No prayer, no power! - Anonymous
Page Six Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...August 14, 2011 WHY PRAY? The foreigners as Isaiah calls them, the Gentiles as Paul calls them, or the Canaanites as Matthew calls them are called to worship the one true God in prayer. As we listen to today s readings, perhaps we are tempted to ask: Why pray? The question is rhetorical; it is tantamount to asking why should friends talk to one another or people in love kiss one another. Prayer is a way of relating to God, a way of talking to God. The apostles had the opportunity to talk to Jesus in the flesh. We have the opportunity to talk to Jesus Christ in prayer. Our relationship with him must be enthusiastic; it cannot be faint-hearted. John Donne, a fifteenth-century poet, knew what the qualities of good prayer were. Donne asks God to treat him differently from most Christians. The poet does not want God to merely knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend, but also to break, blow, burn, and make me new (Holy Sonnets, XIV). It takes a dynamic faith on our part to come to God in prayer. As Jesus once said, Knock and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7). It may take pounding the door down, but if we are as persistent as the woman in today s Gospel, the results will follow. TODAY S READINGS First Reading Thus says the LORD: Stand firm in justice; do what is right (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7). Psalm O God, let all the nations praise you! (Psalm 67). Second Reading The gifts and the calling of God are unable to be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32). Gospel Recognizing the Canaanite woman s great faith, Jesus told her, It shall be done as you wish (Matthew 15:21-28). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; World Youth Day Tuesday: St. Stephen of Hungary Friday: St. John Eudes Saturday: St. Bernard FEAST OF FAITH The Shape of the Eucharistic Prayer Our Eucharistic Prayers originated in the traditional Jewish meal prayers known as berakah, which were prayers of thanksgiving used at meals. Over the centuries, the Christian thanksgiving, or Eucharist, gradually took shape. While in the East the Eucharistic Prayers (called anaphora) took many forms, in the Roman Church there was for many centuries just one Eucharistic Prayer, called the Roman Canon (now known as Eucharistic Prayer I). Almost all Eucharistic Prayers include the same basic elements. They begin with thanksgiving and acclamation. Then there is an epiclesis, as the priest calls down the Holy Spirit upon the gifts. Then follows the institution narrative and consecration, as the words that Jesus spoke at the Last Supper are repeated. After the consecration, we remember in an explicit way all that Christ has done for us this is the anamnesis, or remembering. The prayer concludes with the offering, the intercessions prayers for the Church, our leaders, ourselves and a final doxology of praise. The reforms of the Second Vatican Council enriched our liturgy with additional Eucharistic Prayers, including both ancient texts (Eucharistic Prayer II is based on the most ancient of all existing Eucharistic Prayers) and new compositions.